Dec 2005 Vol 23 No 12 (http://healthyskepticism.org/news/issue.php?id=19)Report on consultation with Healthy Skepticism subscribers and membersBy: Caroline SaxonCaroline has spent 3 months liaising with members, subscribers and the management committee to gauge opinion about future directions for Healthy Skepticism. This is the short version of her report. A more detailed account will be posted on this website soon.

Oct 2005 Vol 23 No 10SSRI Lawyer Corrects New York Times Report ( http://healthyskepticism.org/news/issue.php?id=17 )By: Karen Barth MenziesThe FDA's recent warnings regarding suicidality and SSRI antidepressants were appropriate and long overdue, based on scientific evidence and the FDA's warning responsibilities to consumers as directed by the Code of Federal Regulations. The article published in the New York Times on August 6, 2005 by Gardiner Harris, titled FDA Responds to Criticism with New Caution asserts the erroneous thesis that the FDA simply yielded to criticism and issued invalid warnings, casting a cloud of doubt over the legitimacy of the warnings. That the FDA finally stepped up to shield consumers instead of pharmaceutical companies should be applauded, not undermined with inaccurate reporting. People died as a result of absent warnings while the SSRI antidepressants were marketed and sold as harmless.

Sep 2005 Vol 23 No 9 ( http://healthyskepticism.org/news/issue.php?id=15 )Submission from Healthy Skepticism re RACP Ethical GuidelinesBy: Peter Mansfield, Wendy Rogers and Jon JureidiniThe Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) is the college for medical specialists in Australia and New Zealand. RACP is revising its Ethical Guidelines and invited Healthy Skepticism to make a submission. Peter Mansfield and Jon Jureidini wrote part 1 of our submission. Part 2 was written by medical ethicist and HS member Wendy Rogers. RACP's May 2005 draft Ethical Guidelines are available at: www.racp.edu.au/public/news_ethics.htm

Heather Carter

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